Abstract
Both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Poland are currently undergoing a significant reform, based on new national educational standards, arising from European Union recommendations. This article describes the previous system and the new approach to medical curriculum, draws a picture of the current situation and discusses the impact of this educational change on the quality of future graduates.
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Notes
1. For the purpose of this article and to avoid any uncertainties, we will follow the Polish educational nomenclature, using the term “undergraduate education” to address all post high-school, university-level educational activities before obtaining the Bologna 2nd cycle master's degree or its equivalent, for example, “lekarz” (Doctor of Medicine – MD). The Doctor of Medicine degree is not related to the Ph.D. degree being a postgraduate, research-based (Bologna 3rd cycle) academic grade.